Tokyo Electron profit jumps, waits on LCD gear orders
San Diego Union-Tribune - But NEC Electronics, which makes chips for Nintendo Co’s game console Wii and for Toyota Motor Corp’s Lexus luxury car, kept its forecast to break even in operating terms and for a net loss of 15 billion yen. Home electronics makers are being
Nintendo Wii to get DVD next year
PC Authority - Nintendo has confirmed that it is preparing to add DVD capabilities to the Wii games console, but not until next year. A Q&A section on the Japanese Nintendo website states that the company will introduce DVD playback functionality in 2008. The
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Biz Community - smashing win - Black Khaki Black Khaki has announced the winners of their competition game, Attack of the Killer Pumpkins . Michael do Carmo from Osirion System Technologies achieved the highest score and is the winner of the Nintendo Wii gaming console
Guitar Hero III Licks Videogame Rivals
Barron’s Online - We expect October U.S. retail videogame-console software sales data to be released after the market close on Thursday, Nov. 15. Our estimate reflects $425 million in sales contribution from new platforms ([Sony] PlayStation 3, [Nintendo] Wii
IGN Wii-k in Review:
N-Philes - It looks A LOT better than PSP and is a really nice looking game compared to most Wii games. Reiteration on “best controls of any console game ever”. Matt and Bozon discuss boredom with war time shooters, still like Heroes 2 though because it is at
Management’s optimistic on fourth-quarter outlook
Marketwatch - For the first time, Wal-Mart is featuring Santa Claus in stores for kids to visit and take pictures with. It also has unveiled an Eagles CD exclusively at its stores and said top brands such as Nintendo’s Wii video game console will get prominent
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DailyTech - I still think part of Nintendo’s success (ignoring the cheaper price), is that they offer one console. No consumer confusion. You go and ask for a Wii. That’s it. No premium editions or models with different feature sets. Everyone gets the same
Banned video game’s secret scenes unlocked by hackers
Scotsman - Using a modified version of the handheld console, they managed to remove blurring that was added to some of the game’s most gruesome killing scenes. Versions of the game for the Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii consoles have not yet been hacked.
INTERVIEW: Nintendo
MCV - And that well-publicised disruptive approach is now reaping very real rewards in the home console market too, says Yarnton: Wii is a whole new ball game. Once people saw the product and its potential, we had the same. Some had their doubts, but it